A few months ago we ran a poll about the most important non-free Linux apps. We had over 8,000 votes in that poll and we consider the results pretty interesting. Interesting enough to push Linux's market share if a distro capitalized on them?

Seriously, this website should just stop breathing...It used to be good, but now its pointless whingeing from the complete lack of understanding of what's going on.

Firstly, the people that demand all this from Linux distros are former Windows users. They aren't familiar with the legal and other ramifications that arise from blindly adopting formats and drivers without thinking. In fact, they don't give a flying f--k, because that's what they've been molded to think.

And that's wrong. Without the existance of such thinking and framework, Linux and other open-source projects wouldn't exist as they are today. Sadly, many people don't realise that. All they care about is the possibility of getting away from Windows. (Which often results in failure, because they're still trying to use their Windows "experience" in Linux).

Second, the Nvidia and ATI driver issue is getting addressed.

Two projects are working on open versions (3D Acceleration) of drivers. So in the future, newbies wouldn't even need to mess with video card drivers for the two most popular video card brands.